assignments

8 - Discussion – 300-350 words

8 - Journal – 200 words

1 - Organizational analysis paper – 8-10 pages

Week 1

Discussion Forum 1

Discuss in detail the stakeholder approach.

Journal Article Analysis 1

Pick one of the following terms for your research: centralization, contingency, decentralization, efficiency, mechanistic, organic, organizational behavior, scientific management, stakeholder, or sustainability.

Week 2

Discussion Forum 2

Quebecor Printing is a commercial printing company that is expanding, acquiring ailing printing companies, and moving into international markets. They have completed more than 100 mergers and buyouts since 1972 and have focused on customized service by using "selective binding" to print. Apply strategies from Porter's model to make Quebecor Printing’s business more profitable.

Journal Article Analysis 2

Pick one of the following terms for your research: collaboration, divisional structure, functional structure, horizontal structure, matrix structure, outsourcing, reengineering, teams, vertical linkages, or virtual team.

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Week 3

Discussion Forum 3

What is the impact of rapid environmental changes on organizations?

Journal Article Analysis 3

Pick one of the following terms for your research: coercive forces, institutional environment, interorganizational relationships, joint venture, legitimacy, niche, organizational ecosystem, retention, strategic alliance, or trade association.

Week 4

Discussion Forum 4

Discuss the primary factors that motivate companies to expand internationally.

Journal Article Analysis 4

Pick one of the following terms for your research: economies of scale, economies of scope, global companies, global teams, globalization strategy, international division, joint venture, multidomestic strategy, multinational stage, or standardization.

Week 5

Discussion Forum 5

Discuss the ideas that are essential while designing an organization.

Journal Article Analysis 5

Pick one of the following terms for your research: analyzability, core technology, interdependence, joint optimization, lean manufacturing, noncore technology, service technology, small-batch production, smart factories, or technical complexity.

Week 6

Discussion Forum 6

Describe the ethical challenges faced by organizations operating globally.

Journal Article Analysis 6

Pick one of the following terms for your research: code of ethics, conscious capitalism, corporate social responsibility (CSR), culture, ethical dilemma, external adaptation, mission culture, social capital, values-based leadership, or whistle-blowing.

Week 7

Discussion Forum 7

Explain the role of intuition in decision making.

Journal Article Analysis 7

Pick one of the following terms for your research: bounded rationality perspective, cognitive biases, decision learning, devil’s advocate, groupthink, incremental decision model, management science approach, nonprogrammed decisions, rational approach, or satisficing.

Organizational Analysis Paper - Part 1

Each student will write an 8-10-page paper on an organization of his or her choice. The submission must be typed, double-spaced, and have uniform 1-inch margins in 12-point Times New Roman font. The organizational analysis will contain the following sections: 

· Introduction of the organization, including history and background. 

· Organizational strategy. 

· Organizational design and your assessment of effectiveness. 

· Organizational culture. 

· Conclusion and what you would change about the selected organization for improvement.

Week 8

Discussion Forum 8

Discuss confrontation and negotiation.

Journal Article Analysis 8

Pick one of the following terms for your research: authority, competition, confrontation, dependency, empowerment, intergroup conflict, negotiation, organizational politics, power, or rational model